My son died from cancer. My granddaughter died from cancer. I have a lot of reasons to think that reality is not a friendly neighborhood. And the stories that I tell distract me, and if I do the job right,… — David Morrell Copy Share Image
Anybody who sits down to write, and they think 'thriller,' maybe shouldn't be thinking that way. Maybe we should be thinking 'novel,' maybe 'thriller' way in the background, but that these are real people to whom things are happening. It… — David Morrell Copy Share Image
My son died from cancer. My granddaughter died from cancer. I have a lot of reasons to think that reality is not a friendly… — David Morrell Copy Share Image
Before I start a project, I always ask myself the following question. Why is this book worth a year of my life? There needs… — David Morrell Copy Share Image
“Just because somebody smiles when he hands me a bag of shit, that doesn't mean I have to take it. I don't give a… — David Morrell Copy Share Image
If you chase the market, it's not going to come to you. You have to have faith in yourself. I think one of the… — David Morrell Copy Share Image
I have a graduate degree from Penn State. I studied at Penn State under a noted Hemingway scholar, Philip Young. I had an interest… — David Morrell Copy Share Image
“the anxiety of the unpredictable came only when you dealt with amateurs” — David Morrell Copy Share Image
One generation's idea of fast pace might be different from a later generation's. — David Morrell Copy Share Image
A thriller becomes great when it carries a feeling of reality and truth. — David Morrell Copy Share Image
Anybody who sits down to write, and they think 'thriller,' maybe shouldn't be thinking that way. Maybe we should be thinking 'novel,' maybe 'thriller'… — David Morrell Copy Share Image
My world view is that it can all go to hell in an instant, and you have to be ready for it. That's pretty… — David Morrell Copy Share Image
When I started 'First Blood,' back in 1968, I was deeply influenced by Geoffrey Household's 'Rogue Male.' — David Morrell Copy Share Image
